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Photograph of a food service line at an evening outdoor event under a tree and warm lights. Several people in white shirts and trousers hold steel plates of food, with a young man in a white shirt and dark trousers at centre carrying a plate. Behind a serving table, a man in a white turban, white shirt and saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala serves food from steel containers. A red and white striped canopy stands at right. Women in blue and yellow saris and a man in a white shirt stand in the line. Ordinary food distribution, with no visible deity or ritual object.

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September 14 20062006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14Night-time outdoor photo at an event with a blue metal canopy frame and string lights. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis queue and hold paper plates or leaf plates. A woman in an orange sari and a saffron-clad attendant stand behind a metal serving table with steel containers, serving food. A framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a pole at upper right. Other people in white stand in the background.2009-02-28September 14 20062006-09-14Night outdoor photograph at a college campus with a long metal serving table in the foreground holding leafy greens and scattered food. A young man in a light brown shirt and glasses holds a plate at left. Beside the table a person with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits or stands with hands folded near a steel vessel. Men in white shirts and trousers stand around the table, and a woman in a cream sari with a dark border and beaded necklace stands at right with hands together. A red-and-white striped canopy and illuminated building appear behind.2006-09-17February 28 20092009-02-28September 17 20062006-09-17January 08 20122012-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering in a dark open ground, with a crowd of devotees holding metal plates of food or offerings. Many wear white and orange or saffron garments, with yellow and orange scarves draped over shoulders. A young woman in a saffron robe in the centre carries a plate, while a man in a white garment with orange shawl stands behind. Several children and women in colourful saris and white clothes also take part. Lights glow faintly in the background near a small white structure and trees.2008-05-01April 06 20122012-04-06Night photograph of an outdoor annadanam meal line at a temple-style compound with a bright floodlight and orange-walled building behind. Crowds of devotees move between rows of steel plates and serving tables on the left, where volunteers in white shirts ladle food from stainless steel containers. Women wear colourful saris, including red, yellow and orange, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A bamboo barricade channels the queue through the centre, and a coloured canopy of red, green, purple and blue cloth shades the top of the frame. An elderly person in a yellow top sits at a table in the lower right foreground.2012-01-08July 01 20142014-07-01